Quigley came out fast and rocked Tapia early to send
a feeling down the crowds back that the fight may be ending early. Tapia wasn’t buying it and rallied to
rock Quigley and win in spots. Both fighters traded in the center of the ring as the crowd got rowdy to close the tenth.

On scores of 100-90, 99-91, and 98-92 Quigley picked up a victory over his most notable opponent to
date but not without leaving the feeling that the Irishman from Donegal may be moving a step or two too fast in his progression by promoter GoldenBoy.

“I’m taking this little bambino home with me, to my people in Donegal and celebrate with my loved ones,” said Quigley. “Then when I come back, I’m going to celebrate with my team. Everyone here has been on my team since my performance under the Canelo-Lara card, and this is a stepping stone to many more belts that are coming my way.”

For thirteen months Randy Caballero 24-0 14KO’s has been patiently waiting for tonight to happen.
After missing weight, then failing to renegotiate his contract, Caballero’s year couldn’t get worse until a stay busy fight scheduled to take place in Nicaragua fell out from under him a week out. Good news finally broke and promoter Golden Boy offered Caballero a new contract and scheduled him to fight in the coming months.

Fast forward to tonight, replacement opponent Jesus Ruiz 35-8-5 24KO’s came in with more bang on his
name than originally scheduled foe Victor Proa for having faced Leo Santa Cruz and giving prospect Diego De La Hoya all he could handle in Los Angeles last year.

Caballero and Ruiz went toe to toe for ten rounds, trading big shots with Caballero executing the better
craft. Ruiz would dig in and come forward during the foul filled competition but Caballero’s savvy and skill showed up enough to sway judges for a unanimous decision victory. On scores of 97-93 twice and 96-94 Caballero notched another win to grab the NABF Junior Featherweight title.

The win sets up a good scenario for Golden Boy at 122lbs now that former feather weight contender Ronny Rios has moved down, Caballero could have possible matches with Diego De La Hoya, or Rios that would be good ticket selling fights in California.

“͞This was the absolute best way to come back!͟ said Randy. ͞My goal is to become a world champion,
and Golden Boy knows that. With the new NABF title, and coming back with that performance, I’m on a high right now. My opponent was tough, but I stayed calm, and was able to come out on top.͟”

Olympic bronze medalist Marlen Esparza 1-0 was sharp an accurate against Rachel Sazoff 0-3 en route to
a clean and undisputable 40-36 scorecard from all three judges.

The Houston native said ͞”This was such
a big stage, and fighting in front of a crowd like this for the first time was something special,͟ saidMarlen. ͞I’m glad we got the W, but I was honestly looking to knock her out. I’m glad that I got this fight
out of the way – I have a lot to grow in. She was a tough fighter, and she took a lot of my punches.͟”

Esparza didn’t get the knockout but her pro style of fighting looked polished in her debut, a hindrance amateurs frequently face when converting to the paid ranks. Sharp looks and a very watchable fight style will definitely keep Esparza in the televised rotation for GoldenBoy as they look to capitalize on her
Olympic ceredentials.

In an action fight against his fiercest pro opponent yet, Jose Ramirez rose to the occasion and claimed a vacant junior welterweight belt Saturday night, outpointing Amir Imam by unanimous decision in the Top Rank ESPN main event.

Oleksandr "The Nail" Gvozdyk spent most of the fight with Mehdi Amar nailing him with an assortment of combinations to claim a vacant interim light heavyweight world title, and Michael Conlan scored an impressive KO victory to stay unbeaten.

Bob Arum and Don King, the most prominent promoters in boxing history, have butted heads for decades. But they are friendly rivals these days and enjoy talking over old times and telling their war stories.

Floyd Mayweather says he will begin training "soon" for a transition into mixed martial arts and that he already has been in contact with UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley about working together in the near future.

Isaac Dogboe's father, Paul, apologized for his remarks aimed at his son's opponent, Jessie Magdaleno, in which he said his son would throw the Mexican descendant "over the wall of Mexico and present the title to Donald Trump."

Gennady Golovkin was in disbelief when Canelo Alvarez tested positive for a banned substance. Along with Golovkin's trainer, Abel Sanchez, they used the word "disappointment," not about Alvarez, but his team.

Golden Boy and Top Rank have signed a deal for Jorge Linares to defend his 135-pound crown against Vasyl Lomachenko, who will move up from 130 pounds, on May 12 at Madison Square Garden in New York, sources said.

Oscar Valdez kept his belt against Scott Quigg but paid a high price for it as the Mexican featherweight champion had to have his jaw wire shut days after Saturday's bloody fight. Valdez's manager said it was unclear as to when he'd be back in the ring.

Mikey Garcia won a world title in his fourth weight class with his victory over Sergey Lipinets and must now decide which direction he wants to go with a number of potential opponents at different weight classes on his radar.